Hearne, Texas

Robertson County

48-32972

Hearne is a city in Robertson County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located in east-central Texas to the U.S. Highways 79 and 190 in the south west of the county and has a total area of 10.6 km ² without significant water surface.

History

In 1840 built a Code Brown at the site of today's city tavern, which served as a stagecoach stop for travelers between Houston and Port Sullivan. At the same time, the tavern served as a general store and post office. Was named the city after Christopher C. Hearne, a cotton plantation owners in the area.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 4,690 people in 1,710 households and 1,190 families. The population density was 441.7 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 38.12 % White, 44.41 % African American, 0.49 % Native American, 0.17 % Asian, 0.04 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 14.48 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 2.28% were of mixed descent, and 28.10 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,710 households, 36.7 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 39.2 % were married couples living together. 25.6% were single mothers and 30.4 % were non-families. 27.8 % of all households were single-person households, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.31 persons to.

32.9 % of the population were under 18 years old, 9.1 % from 18 to 24, 24.3% 25-44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.1 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 77.8 males.

The median income for a household was $ 19,556, and the median income for a family $ 25,538. Males have a median income of $ 24,013 versus $ 19,306 for females. The per capita income was $ 9,716. 31.2 % of the population and 29.2% of families are below the poverty line. Of which 45.2 % have children under the age of 18 and 25.8 % of those 65 or older.

Sons and daughters of the town

• John Randle, former American football player in the NFL